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you know, just allowed these deficits to go on through a trillion dollars a year. i happen to think that by r the most dangerous thing in terms of the immediate future is to allow those tax rates go up. i agree with you. by the way, the congressional budget office, if we let those tax rates go up, starting on january 1, higher capital gains, dividends, business taxes, estate taxes g up, too, if, if you believe it back to tumble into a double dip recession. and that would be extremely painful. i don't think the spending cuts are that big of a problem, really. i actually think it is about time that we start cutting these programs across the board. actually agree with you on that car. first of all, you and i know that customs is a misnomer here. having said that, how do they avoid this, and what can they do? >> i do not believe that this fiscal cliff will happen. i think members of both parties are going to blink and turn the sequester off. neil: you and i know that that was their backbone. their own plan is a mockery of the market and they will paint on that. >> you
you know, just allowed these deficits to go on through a trillion dollars a year. i happen to think that by r the most dangerous thing in terms of the immediate future is to allow those tax rates go up. i agree with you. by the way, the congressional budget office, if we let those tax rates go up, starting on january 1, higher capital gains, dividends, business taxes, estate taxes g up, too, if, if you believe it back to tumble into a double dip recession. and that would be extremely painful. i...
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. $444 mlionn taer th m tat d n esalacrin dollars budget deficit and a $16 trillion national debt. jon stewart and i debated the issue on saturday. >> the reason that we invest in things like public television is that it bngsduon wonove ta 's o e bests we ever made in the country. >> bill: $16 trillion and we got to pay for bill moyer. let him compete on his own. you want educational progrs, watch your program! spring for the cae, all rig. hiom is o! come on. >> bill o'reilly is identified $130 million from npr because npr should be able to compete on its own. >> bill: correct. >> bill: to be clear, tional blicadio sar j rtthub bcag umbrella in which again it's receiving close to $450 million this year alone. assisting governor romney's weak points, president obama apparently thinks he has an don big bird.ith th elmo has been seen in a white suburban, he's driving for the border. wa std a,rney'plan io don sesame street. >> bill: two things. the might suburban reference is to o. j. simpson and a wall street running wild line is very interein isn't it? esis s i nsticiess g anti-capit
. $444 mlionn taer th m tat d n esalacrin dollars budget deficit and a $16 trillion national debt. jon stewart and i debated the issue on saturday. >> the reason that we invest in things like public television is that it bngsduon wonove ta 's o e bests we ever made in the country. >> bill: $16 trillion and we got to pay for bill moyer. let him compete on his own. you want educational progrs, watch your program! spring for the cae, all rig. hiom is o! come on. >> bill o'reilly...
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turning to the deficit the numbers e in the 2012 budget deficit is actually slightly better than expected. it was only 1.1 dollars, versus $1.1 trillion deficit. what a deal! it is a trillion dollars for every year president obama has been in office. we'll crunch the number to see what they mean for the average taxpayer. we have gretchen hamel from public nice. thanks for coming back on the program. it is a staggering number. not as horrible as it could have been. how would you characterize it? >> i think it is pretty bad. 42 out of the 4 months the president has been in office he has run a deficit. i think when we're $16 trillion in debt it has an effect on the economy. even most economists say when the debt is greater than 90% of the gdp you start to see a slowing. right now our debt is over 100% of our gdp. melissa: break down why you see the slowing. i think when we talk about these numbers to the average person it sounds like monopoly money. it is such a huge number you could never break it back. if you break it down, 3500 per person. 3468 to be exact. during the time president obama
turning to the deficit the numbers e in the 2012 budget deficit is actually slightly better than expected. it was only 1.1 dollars, versus $1.1 trillion deficit. what a deal! it is a trillion dollars for every year president obama has been in office. we'll crunch the number to see what they mean for the average taxpayer. we have gretchen hamel from public nice. thanks for coming back on the program. it is a staggering number. not as horrible as it could have been. how would you characterize it?...
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talked about a plan that governor romney has that would in their estimation, lead to a $5 trillion deficit, they are citing outside besides for that number. and romney says it will be compensated for by loopholes. how he will justify the cuts? where will those revenue sources be made up? >> even stephanie cutter admitted it is not a $5 trillion tax cut. we have a 20% tax cut across the board, no matter what income level you fall into. but for those people at the higher levels of income, what governor rom no is proposing is closing loopholes and dedux for those individuals that will ultimately make the entire budget revenue neutral. >> shannon: when will we find out what they are? >> when a budget is put together, when the budget committee puts forward a budget, they don't put forward a budget with every loophole and deduction and every single -- they have a couple of numbers, they say here's the top number, here's the bottom number. you go to the ways & means committee and i sit down with a burch of people and i figure out how to get a tax cut across the board and close the loopholes so th
talked about a plan that governor romney has that would in their estimation, lead to a $5 trillion deficit, they are citing outside besides for that number. and romney says it will be compensated for by loopholes. how he will justify the cuts? where will those revenue sources be made up? >> even stephanie cutter admitted it is not a $5 trillion tax cut. we have a 20% tax cut across the board, no matter what income level you fall into. but for those people at the higher levels of income,...
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work, it does not seem to work, and everyone knows the actual tax hikes will do almost nothing for the deficit. so it is just kind of catnip for the left. let's raise taxes on the rich. class warfare. i don't think it is a successful economic strategy, and i'm not sure it will or politically either. gerri: interesting days. that is for sure. you will have you back to talk more. when we come back to be searching for a deal, but prescription drugs online presents a all new sets of problems. we will explain. an age-old question resurfacing. can women have it all? are we dissing mother had? this is going to be a panel. you will love it. it will be a lot of fun. ♪ [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters
work, it does not seem to work, and everyone knows the actual tax hikes will do almost nothing for the deficit. so it is just kind of catnip for the left. let's raise taxes on the rich. class warfare. i don't think it is a successful economic strategy, and i'm not sure it will or politically either. gerri: interesting days. that is for sure. you will have you back to talk more. when we come back to be searching for a deal, but prescription drugs online presents a all new sets of problems. we...
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don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we want to have big bipartisan agreements. see, i understand -- >> do you have the specifics, do you have the -- >> that would be the first in a republican congress. >> look at what ronald reagan and tip o'neill did. they worked together to broaden the base and lower tax rates. what we're saying is, here is our frame work. lower taxes 20%. deny those loopholes and deductions to higher-income taxpayers so more income is taxed, which has a broader base of taxation. and here is why i'm saying this. what we're s
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you...
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you're missing up the deficit with the debt. >> no, no, no. you are missing the deficit. the deficit is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> eric: sorry, johnny. you were wrong. okay. brian, you're up. >> brian: here it is. as long as i've been at fox and reading the newspaper, two stories always happen. is pete rose going to get in the hall of fame and will jennifer aniston find true love? one has come to end. 12 years after breaking up brat pitt left her for a hotter woman she found true love with a guy that bob worships. justin thrashgh. they're engaged and put it to bed. guys can stop thinking to themselves i have a shot at her. it's over and done. >> dana: she has been engaged for a while. >> brian: this is just hitting me. she is single so we could relate to her. she is searching for love. now people rose is left with the only question left. >> andrea: left her for a hotter woman? most men in the country are split. >> dana: quickly, the cheerleader from texas, miranda ferguson, set a record. we have it here. she did 35 backflips. th
you're missing up the deficit with the debt. >> no, no, no. you are missing the deficit. the deficit is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> eric: sorry, johnny. you were wrong. okay. brian, you're up. >> brian: here it is. as long as i've been at fox and reading the newspaper, two stories always happen. is pete rose going to get in the hall of fame and will jennifer aniston find true love? one has come to end. 12 years after breaking up brat...
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we have $1.1 trillion deficit and that was an improvement. >>neil: the argument is, it is chump change. but you add them up, it adds up. >>guest: i do watch pbs a lot, sometimes i listen to npr but people would listen to it and watch it and like the programming, they should pay if it. talk about children's programming. it used to be "sesame" was the only game in town, the most successful program in the history of tv. now this are hundreds of programs like "sesame street" on pay for profit television. my feeling is, if people like warren buffett and people like ted turner feel this is such an important programming, why shouldn't they pay for it? >>neil: the issue here, you know, is what we spending and where we cut back on spending. the argument the liberals give you, maybe we just charge more for what we are spending money on. that gets back to more government, less government, pay month for that government, pay less for that government, and that is the debate. >>guest: pbs is a good example. if it is as valuable as people say, the world woul
we have $1.1 trillion deficit and that was an improvement. >>neil: the argument is, it is chump change. but you add them up, it adds up. >>guest: i do watch pbs a lot, sometimes i listen to npr but people would listen to it and watch it and like the programming, they should pay if it. talk about children's programming. it used to be "sesame" was the only game in town, the most successful program in the history of tv. now this are hundreds of programs like "sesame...
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for social security i have a bill that fixes social security for 75 years, wipes out a $6 trillion deficit, gradually raised the age to 70's over 20-year period starting with 56 and under and what we do is means test the benefit. the wealthy people get less. if you are wealthy you get a little bit less if you made a decent income. >>neil: here is where both sides risk putting people to sleep. you slain this in bake terms if they outwork each other, no, you are going to steel $700 billion from medicare, no, no, no, you are going to take $700 billion. >>guest: you going to. >>neil: here we go, back-and-forth. how do they avoid that and not leave people at home watching totally confused? >>guest: the main thing to get across, are you willing to do something to save medicare? to save social security? or are you going to say i'm not touching either of them and i will not do anything and i am opposed to all reform. >>neil: the way we are going now is not sustainable why not say that? >>guest: you can but you have to put forward a reform. president obama has not put forward a reform. i sat this f
for social security i have a bill that fixes social security for 75 years, wipes out a $6 trillion deficit, gradually raised the age to 70's over 20-year period starting with 56 and under and what we do is means test the benefit. the wealthy people get less. if you are wealthy you get a little bit less if you made a decent income. >>neil: here is where both sides risk putting people to sleep. you slain this in bake terms if they outwork each other, no, you are going to steel $700 billion...
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. >> the trade deficit that china has cost the united states almost 3 million jobs. >> sherrod brawn is calling for action against cheating china. >> they don't play fair and we have to fight back. >> he said his bill will force trade -- >> it creates and protects job by cracking down on chinese currency manipulation. >> i brought democrats and republicans together to pass legislation on china. now we can level the playing field for workers. i'm sherrod brown and i approve this megsage. >> why are they spending so much from polling in other races show they are closing race? >> because they think this is as good a pickup tune as any that might be out there. look, the reality is sherrod brown, you described him as a populous. that's true he runs as such. he's also a liberal senator who is stuck to the hip to the obama administration roar. so on stimulus, on obamacare, and this is a state that is not necessarily overly liberal, in fact, it's conservative in many ways. they see this opportunity, they have this young man who is relatively new to politics, very charismatic, he's been a big
. >> the trade deficit that china has cost the united states almost 3 million jobs. >> sherrod brawn is calling for action against cheating china. >> they don't play fair and we have to fight back. >> he said his bill will force trade -- >> it creates and protects job by cracking down on chinese currency manipulation. >> i brought democrats and republicans together to pass legislation on china. now we can level the playing field for workers. i'm sherrod brown...
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., reducing oil dependency and balance much trade deficit. melissa: all you've done is talking points. you haven't answer ad single question. we're out of time. could you anticipates one of the questions. >> melissa, here is the facts. the facts are, more people are going back to work. the unemployment rate is 7.8%. this is looking very much like 1984 and ronald reagan. unemployment down, people back to work. melissa: thanks for coming on the show. we appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. melissa: so there is big divide in the jobs data today, as we're discussing household survey shows total employment surged 873,000, but payroll says only 114,000 people went back to work. even jack welch said it, hard to reconcile these numbers. he tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so they change the numbers. that is harsh criticism. here with me is economist peter morici. which also have gary burtless, senior fellow? [no audio. what do you think. what a difference between the two surveys. peter, start with
., reducing oil dependency and balance much trade deficit. melissa: all you've done is talking points. you haven't answer ad single question. we're out of time. could you anticipates one of the questions. >> melissa, here is the facts. the facts are, more people are going back to work. the unemployment rate is 7.8%. this is looking very much like 1984 and ronald reagan. unemployment down, people back to work. melissa: thanks for coming on the show. we appreciate your time. >> my...
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we have a deficit that is going to kill us. they're not minding the store. now, we come at it from two other spectrums, but they're the same issues, basically the same issues they're focused on. and when the tea party first came in. and i was at a rally down in arizona with a candidate on the first tax day, first april 15th after the tea party was founded. and there were people who were democrats, there were republicans, there were independents who were there rallying on the street. but when they got into the office, they started to morph over to the social issues, so as they have done that, i think the basic premise for the party is very right, frankly. we have got to get serious about these issues. >> president reagan said famously he didn't leave the democratic party, the democratic party left him. do you feel that members of the gop feel that way? do you feel that way? >> oh, i know people feel that way. and i'm certainly verging on that. the party that i saw at the convention when you looked at the clips that -- if you read the -- the platform, the rhet
we have a deficit that is going to kill us. they're not minding the store. now, we come at it from two other spectrums, but they're the same issues, basically the same issues they're focused on. and when the tea party first came in. and i was at a rally down in arizona with a candidate on the first tax day, first april 15th after the tea party was founded. and there were people who were democrats, there were republicans, there were independents who were there rallying on the street. but when...
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especially facing a trillion dollars budget deficit and a $16 trillion national debt. jon stewart and i debated the issue on saturday. >> the reason that we invest in things like public television is that it brings educational programs to communities that would not have them. it's one of the best investments we ever made in the country. >> bill: $16 trillion and we got to pay for bill moyer. let him compete on his own. you want educational programs, watch your program! spring for the cable, all right. let him compete on his own! come on. >> bill o'reilly is identified $130 million from npr because npr should be able to compete on its own. >> bill: correct. >> bill: to be clear, national public radio, npr, is part, just part of the public broadcasting umbrella in which again it's receiving close to $450 million this year alone. assisting governor romney's weak points, president obama apparently thinks he has an opportunity with this controversy. >> finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. elmo has been seen in a white suburban, he's driving for the border. governo
especially facing a trillion dollars budget deficit and a $16 trillion national debt. jon stewart and i debated the issue on saturday. >> the reason that we invest in things like public television is that it brings educational programs to communities that would not have them. it's one of the best investments we ever made in the country. >> bill: $16 trillion and we got to pay for bill moyer. let him compete on his own. you want educational programs, watch your program! spring for...
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how can he guarantee that and cut the deficit in half as he's promised? >> because we will do what they've not done. if you look at what's happened over the last four years, we have gone from a $5 trillion projected surplus when george bush took office to a $3 trillion projected deficit. they promised they were going to put $2 trillion of the surplus aside for social security. not done. not only that, it's the biggest fiscal turnaround in american history. and there's no end in sight. "the washington post" just reported they have several trillion dollars of additional tax cuts in spending. no suggestion of what they're going to do about it. john kerry and i believe we have a moral responsibility not to leave trillions of dollars of debt to our children and our grandchildren. so, here's what we're going to do, to answer your question, to pay for the things that we believe need to be done. we talk about healthcare and education because we have plans on both those things. what we're going to do is roll back tax cuts -- and i want everyone to hear this becaus
how can he guarantee that and cut the deficit in half as he's promised? >> because we will do what they've not done. if you look at what's happened over the last four years, we have gone from a $5 trillion projected surplus when george bush took office to a $3 trillion projected deficit. they promised they were going to put $2 trillion of the surplus aside for social security. not done. not only that, it's the biggest fiscal turnaround in american history. and there's no end in sight....
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as far as the tax plan, look, he has said he will not pass a tax plan that is not deficit neutral. he's been very clear about this. his principles are do not change or modify the share of taxes paid at the upper income level, reduce the tax burden on the middle income level, cut rates across the board, particularly so you can create a more welcoming environment for small businesses, reduce the tax burden on small businesses, which are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of employment in this country, and you can do a lot of this by generating growth, getting rid of deductions, getting rid of a lot of the credits, getting rid of a lot of the loopholes and that is the plan he will put forward to congress. >> here's the thing. dan, here's the thing. nobody disputes that he intends to do some of this. what we don't know is how he intends to do it, and the specifics and until we get that, i think barack obama is perfectly entitled at the next two debates to take him on it, say hang on, you're cutting taxes by $5 trillion but what are you actually going to do to make up the $5
as far as the tax plan, look, he has said he will not pass a tax plan that is not deficit neutral. he's been very clear about this. his principles are do not change or modify the share of taxes paid at the upper income level, reduce the tax burden on the middle income level, cut rates across the board, particularly so you can create a more welcoming environment for small businesses, reduce the tax burden on small businesses, which are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of employment...
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because according to experts, he would have to raise taxes on the middle class, or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how could we ever trust him here? >> roller coaster week hitting a high note for president obama. the new jobless numbers are easing the pain of his poor debate performance and bring romney's momentum to a sharp stop or it may not. joining me now, "new york times" columnist, nick kristof. let's start with the job figures today. because it's clearly good news for barack obama politically if nothing else. >> not only the numbers today but the revisions for the last two months. we seem to really be on a trajectory and you know, this is going -- apparently what really matters is not the economy for the year but the economy at the moment as people approach the election. people are beginning to vote. >> the good news for barack obama there. not so good news his performance at the debate. common consensus is a bit of a turkey. >> he blew it. >> why did he blow it? he's such a skillful orator usually. >> it's a paradox. he's a skillful communicator a
because according to experts, he would have to raise taxes on the middle class, or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how could we ever trust him here? >> roller coaster week hitting a high note for president obama. the new jobless numbers are easing the pain of his poor debate performance and bring romney's momentum to a sharp stop or it may not. joining me now, "new york times" columnist, nick kristof. let's start with the job figures today....
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an 18 point halftime deficit and stunned the packers. chuck pagano is being treated for leukemia. >> you're doing great. >> eagles and steelers in pittsburgh. michael vick coughed up a fumble on the one yard line. steelers recover. philadelphia would have the lead late in the fourth. pittsburgh kicks the go ahead field goal to win it 16-14. scary play for redskins fans. robert griffin iii trying to make something happen. he scrambles up the sideline. gets hit. griffin is slow to get up. he's taken out of the game and would not return. official diagnosis is a concussion. no word yet on if he'll play next week. the game with 2:50 left to play. michael turner gets the handoff and runs it 13 yards for the score. that would be the final. falcons win 24-17. they improve to 5-0. >>> and a showdown between two of the best quarterbacks of this generation. tom brady, mr. pretty, and peyton manning facing off in foxborough. manning looks sharp rmt here he hits his tight end from one yard. peyton has three tds and no interceptions. the patriots' run
an 18 point halftime deficit and stunned the packers. chuck pagano is being treated for leukemia. >> you're doing great. >> eagles and steelers in pittsburgh. michael vick coughed up a fumble on the one yard line. steelers recover. philadelphia would have the lead late in the fourth. pittsburgh kicks the go ahead field goal to win it 16-14. scary play for redskins fans. robert griffin iii trying to make something happen. he scrambles up the sideline. gets hit. griffin is slow to get...
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to deal with debt in this country they have absolutely failed to do so they haven't dealt with the deficit they haven't got growth coming back into the british economy i don't think the thing is a dramatic failure unless things turn around that i think the conservative party is in for a really terrible result in twenty fifteen at the next general election. september's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya which killed ambassador was an organized terror attacks not part of a mass protest that was the bottom line of wednesday's congress hearing on the incident offices responsible for the safety of u.s. grounds and leave it testify that security had severely decayed since the ousting of moammar gadhafi and retired cia officer ray mcgovern says the congressmen are trying to score points instead of getting to the root of the problem i feel a sense of political carnival this is represented trying to make political points now they're trying to get hillary clinton for a lack of understanding what security is needed that's not where they should try to . get every clue because the words she
to deal with debt in this country they have absolutely failed to do so they haven't dealt with the deficit they haven't got growth coming back into the british economy i don't think the thing is a dramatic failure unless things turn around that i think the conservative party is in for a really terrible result in twenty fifteen at the next general election. september's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya which killed ambassador was an organized terror attacks not part of a mass...
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i think is liberal to cut taxes when you are operating a deficit, because you are spending money. >> i do not think your labels mean a lot. what i have said from the beginning -- the centerpiece of our problems is the national debt. we simply have to look at this. whether we do it this year because of the way our economy is or next year, $2.3 trillion. >> i want you to respond to this. >> i'm glad there is a clear contrast between the two of us. i do not believe we should raise taxes. i do not think the problem is that americans are not taxed enough. mr. sadler has been very candid that he would consider raising taxes on every single tax and who pays income tax is. >> that is not fair. >> if you would consider allowing all of the bush tax cuts to expire, that would raise taxes on every single tax and who pays income tax. are the texans to pay income taxes we would not raise taxes on? you did not have an answer. >> you will not put words in my mouth. i would say, the first place, we have to balance the budget, cut spending, and raise revenue to reduce the national debt. you have never
i think is liberal to cut taxes when you are operating a deficit, because you are spending money. >> i do not think your labels mean a lot. what i have said from the beginning -- the centerpiece of our problems is the national debt. we simply have to look at this. whether we do it this year because of the way our economy is or next year, $2.3 trillion. >> i want you to respond to this. >> i'm glad there is a clear contrast between the two of us. i do not believe we should...
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you have a debt and deficit hawk. do you worry looking ahead about the debt under romney might explode again similarly? >> well, number one, the deficit is the symptom. spending is the disease. i me, since world war ii, revenues have averaged about 18.5% of the economy. spending is at 20%. now due to the president's policies we have revenue that's gone down due to less economic growth but it's spending that's skyrock skyrocketing. he has it up to almost 25% of the economy and on automatic pilot for 40%. that means middle income families will suffer. >> but why would -- >> it is a spin proven problem. the deficit is the symptom. spending is the disease. you have to take care of the spending side and once again, brooke, if you look at irs data, you will see that revenues actually increased when we brought down rates because we had more economic activity. >> but congressman, why would -- >> -- to your proposition. >> why would the trickle down theory work this time producing record debt two times before? >> because we ha
you have a debt and deficit hawk. do you worry looking ahead about the debt under romney might explode again similarly? >> well, number one, the deficit is the symptom. spending is the disease. i me, since world war ii, revenues have averaged about 18.5% of the economy. spending is at 20%. now due to the president's policies we have revenue that's gone down due to less economic growth but it's spending that's skyrock skyrocketing. he has it up to almost 25% of the economy and on automatic...
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job creation is also tied to spending and deficits. he gave us $16 trillion in debt. so while we do see an improvement in job creation, it's not what it should be. the red state governors are leading it. and if president obama were following their lead, the national mood and economy would be much, much better right now. >> do you think that conspiracy theories such as being said across the country right now, do you that damages mitt romney? it's getting a lot of play nationwide. it really is. you can't take that away. do you think that's damaging? >> people are entitled to their opinion. this is a free country. it's free speech. i personally accept the numbers as they are. we need to be talking about the issues. the facts, there are still over 20 million people out of work. gas has doubled under this president. >> okay. scott, let's move on to you. florida's unemployment rate stands at 8.8%, one point higher than the national average that came out yesterday. florida also tops the list of states. and some type of foreclosure process, 11%. has president obama done enoug
job creation is also tied to spending and deficits. he gave us $16 trillion in debt. so while we do see an improvement in job creation, it's not what it should be. the red state governors are leading it. and if president obama were following their lead, the national mood and economy would be much, much better right now. >> do you think that conspiracy theories such as being said across the country right now, do you that damages mitt romney? it's getting a lot of play nationwide. it really...
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for example, he said that obama doubled the deficit. he didn't. he brought the deficit down. he said that obama -- >> $5 trillion worth of deficits? >> first 1. 2, 5 trillion in th deficit disorder. >> the president said he would cut the deaf set in half. unfortunately he doubled it. trillion dollar deficits for the last four years. the president's put in place as much public debt, almost as much debt held by the public as all prior presidents combined. >> when i walked in the oval office, i had more than a trillion dollar deficit greeting me, and we know where it came from. two wars that were paid for on a credit card, two tax cuts that were not paid for, and a whole bunch of programs that were not paid and then a massive economic crisis. >> question. president obama's gambit has been to blame his predecessor bush for his $4 trillion deficit. why didn't that pay off, pat? >> frankly, president bush is an argument that obama has used which has been somewhat effective, that he inherited a very tough situation. >> he knew what he was inheriting. >> but he didn't mention bush's
for example, he said that obama doubled the deficit. he didn't. he brought the deficit down. he said that obama -- >> $5 trillion worth of deficits? >> first 1. 2, 5 trillion in th deficit disorder. >> the president said he would cut the deaf set in half. unfortunately he doubled it. trillion dollar deficits for the last four years. the president's put in place as much public debt, almost as much debt held by the public as all prior presidents combined. >> when i walked...
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why didn't we go forward with a plan to reduce the deficit. these guys have been in charge for four years and they don't have a lot to show for it. >> steven, that sounds like an invitation to get lost in the weeds to become the policy wonk that we know both of these two gentlemen are, and let's be honest this is about trying to convince a married woman somewhere in ohio to go republican or democrat versus the other way. how is that going to play? how are details going to play at all tonight? >> i think it's important to have details, just as we saw in the last debate. i think while you could easily get lost in the weeds, i think people came away with an impression as to what each side stood for. i would just say with respect to carly's comments it's not true that obama and biden do not have a budget. they have one. it's called the fiscal year 13 budget they put out that goes into excruciating detail, far more detail than romney and ryan has gone into as to how they would achieve substantial deficit reduction over the next ten years. the presi
why didn't we go forward with a plan to reduce the deficit. these guys have been in charge for four years and they don't have a lot to show for it. >> steven, that sounds like an invitation to get lost in the weeds to become the policy wonk that we know both of these two gentlemen are, and let's be honest this is about trying to convince a married woman somewhere in ohio to go republican or democrat versus the other way. how is that going to play? how are details going to play at all...
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how can he guarantee that and cut the deficit in half as he's promised? >> because we will do what they've not done. if you look at what's happened over the last four years, we have gone from a $5 trillion projected surplus when george bush took office to a $3 trillion projected deficit. they promised they were going to put $2 trillion of the surplus aside for social security. not done. not only that, it's the biggest fiscal turnaround in american history. and there's no end in sight. "the washington post" just reported they have several trillion dollars of additional tax cuts in spending. no suggestion of what they're going to do about it. john kerry and i believe we have a moral responsibility not to leave trillions of dollars of debt to our children and our grandchildren. so, here's what we're going to do, to answer your question, to pay for the things that we believe need to be done. we talk about healthcare and education because we have plans on both those things. what we're going to do is roll back tax cuts -- and i want everyone to hear this becaus
how can he guarantee that and cut the deficit in half as he's promised? >> because we will do what they've not done. if you look at what's happened over the last four years, we have gone from a $5 trillion projected surplus when george bush took office to a $3 trillion projected deficit. they promised they were going to put $2 trillion of the surplus aside for social security. not done. not only that, it's the biggest fiscal turnaround in american history. and there's no end in sight....
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you might callt deficit and health care law but you get it when it's a joke and something's funny. if there's a seed of truth and real information, you'll remember that. >> truth, realness. the way people actually talk to each other instead of talking points. so dean, we're talking about our conversation at the top of the show, the wisconsin news anchor and the guy who wrote in, talking about weight. people saying i disagree with your guest, overeating is an addiction, that's why most people in this country are overweight. and we're only coddling people by telling them that it's a thyroid problem, it's this or that. you have to eat properly, it's about making healthy choices. >> i think it's certainly about making healthy choices. i have an addiction to food, i eat every day. it's a question of how much i eat. my mom had great issues with weight. went to weight watchers and many organizes growing up. i was firsthand seeing the struggle. i was a chubby kid and she forced me to eat better. it wasn't until my father passed away from diabetes and health complications that she lost the
you might callt deficit and health care law but you get it when it's a joke and something's funny. if there's a seed of truth and real information, you'll remember that. >> truth, realness. the way people actually talk to each other instead of talking points. so dean, we're talking about our conversation at the top of the show, the wisconsin news anchor and the guy who wrote in, talking about weight. people saying i disagree with your guest, overeating is an addiction, that's why most...
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owl poll among likely voters say the romney ticket went from a one-point deficit to a large legaled. take a look at this. among independent voters there was a huge shift away from the president that is a big concern for him this close to the election. the other thing to consider tonight the moderator. these are the four moderators for this series of debates. jim laier did the debate. many people say he lost control of the debate. it upped the pressure on martha she is the moderator tonight. >> doug lousader in washington, thank you. >> now to the attack on our consulate in libya. yesterday an intense day on capitol hill lawmakers trying to get to the bottom of what happened. there have been many questions raised following the obama's administration about him. >> they called the attack a spontaneous act sparked by outrage by the anti muslim film trailer to come out and say it was an act of terrorism. >> law americas getting tough demanding answers on the lack of security in benghazi at the time of the attacks. listen to what happened. >> i told them that was my personal opinion and th
owl poll among likely voters say the romney ticket went from a one-point deficit to a large legaled. take a look at this. among independent voters there was a huge shift away from the president that is a big concern for him this close to the election. the other thing to consider tonight the moderator. these are the four moderators for this series of debates. jim laier did the debate. many people say he lost control of the debate. it upped the pressure on martha she is the moderator tonight....
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you're going to have $1 trillion deficit. he said i have not done anything yet. >> we can not keep looking our children in the eye knowing that we're going to give them a diminished future because we're spending their money today. it is a very simple idea. mayor ron and i am going to bring it to washington. we have to stop spending money we do not have. we must cut spending. we must get this balanced budget. we must get this debt under control. >> congressman paul ryan and joe biden will face off in their only debate. martha margaret. you can watch and engage with our live in debate preview starting seven got p.m. eastern filed by the debate at 9:00. your reaction at and 30 p.m. -- at 10:30 p.m. >> c-span's debate website provides life and on demand coverage of all the presidential and vice- presidential debate. is on a place for you will see live coverage before and after the debate. it has each debate question as a separate. what your critics clips as well and read streaming tweets from political reporters. go to c-span.org
you're going to have $1 trillion deficit. he said i have not done anything yet. >> we can not keep looking our children in the eye knowing that we're going to give them a diminished future because we're spending their money today. it is a very simple idea. mayor ron and i am going to bring it to washington. we have to stop spending money we do not have. we must cut spending. we must get this balanced budget. we must get this debt under control. >> congressman paul ryan and joe biden...
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he expanded the gap on things like the deficit. we have seen this shift toward romney and all the other areas. one place where president obama has this surprising finding. 49%, half of the people poll likely voters think that president obama is more moderate than romney. this is a president who ran as a liberal, governed as a liberal, done more to expand the government in try-and-a-half years than any other democratic president since lyndon johnson, maybe since fdr. after the midterm he was repudiated and runs as liberal, proud liberal. convention advertised him as liberal. romney campaign has a huge opening in a country 2 to 1, self-identified conservatives and liberals to say you know what? obama is in fact an activist liberal. >> bret: quickly, charles, polls are flashes in time. you get a call, what do you identify now? not are you a republican or democrat. which party do you identify with at this moment? >> look, everybody understands it's not a predictor of election day but it tells you if you compare today with yesterday and
he expanded the gap on things like the deficit. we have seen this shift toward romney and all the other areas. one place where president obama has this surprising finding. 49%, half of the people poll likely voters think that president obama is more moderate than romney. this is a president who ran as a liberal, governed as a liberal, done more to expand the government in try-and-a-half years than any other democratic president since lyndon johnson, maybe since fdr. after the midterm he was...
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who knew that he was driving our deficit. we are going after that. we are going after big bird, elmo is making a run for the border, oscar is hiding out in a trash can and governor romney wants wall street to run wild again but he is going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> the r&b has enlisted another character the count to defend against the president's claims. the image has been making the rounds on-line that says at recent campaign events president obama mentioned big bird 8 times elmo five times while failing to mention libya or a plan to fix the economy. h in honor of the count i will say there's only 27 days left until the election. >> who would have thought elmo and big bird would make such a big smash on the campaign trail. >> we are taking another look at who is talking. last night the use of big bird in the president's campaign ad sparked a heated debate with sean hannity and juan williams. >> this was a dodge. big bird is introduced in the conversation by governor romney. >> that's the point. -- (talking over one another) >> he
who knew that he was driving our deficit. we are going after that. we are going after big bird, elmo is making a run for the border, oscar is hiding out in a trash can and governor romney wants wall street to run wild again but he is going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> the r&b has enlisted another character the count to defend against the president's claims. the image has been making the rounds on-line that says at recent campaign events president obama mentioned big...
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me has to sock it to the middle class or explode the deficit. > deficit. >> reporter: what you're saying it it is unrealistic-- >> i'm saying it's impossible, not unrealistic. >> when president obama said in 2008 i'm going to cut the deficit in half, i'm going to close guilt me, people-- gitmo, people said-- did not sigh he was not telling the truth. >> closing gitmo involved congress and he couldn't get them to do that. the math, people over $200,000, and you still have a trillions of dollars hole, and he hasn't named the deductions he would close. this is a shell game, john. whichever shell you pick up, the middle class loses. the economy will lose, and i think that this is going to catch up with him. >> schieffer: what did the president think of his performance? >> i think the president understands-- you know, the president is his harshest critic, and without getting into detail, i think you can assume he has reviewed the tape and it will inform how he handles these subsequent debates. >> schieffer: do you think he was ill prepared. some are saying it was the people who prepared him.
me has to sock it to the middle class or explode the deficit. > deficit. >> reporter: what you're saying it it is unrealistic-- >> i'm saying it's impossible, not unrealistic. >> when president obama said in 2008 i'm going to cut the deficit in half, i'm going to close guilt me, people-- gitmo, people said-- did not sigh he was not telling the truth. >> closing gitmo involved congress and he couldn't get them to do that. the math, people over $200,000, and you still...
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and accumulating greater debt, that the country had a budget deficit, a trade deficit, a balance of payments deficit, and the fourth one you brought up was a leadership deficit. >> leadership is the greatest. >> can i ask you both, describe what is the problem with what appears to be in your mind a leadership deficit, that we're not getting the leadership on this key issue either from this president or past presidents, this congress or pass congresses/ what does it take to get elected officials to tackle at an issue, increasing their taxes? >> let's start with the families. they will get their attention. the voters have to understand all this, which they did not, and voters need to understand what we have to do to get all this corrected, and they do not. if we ever get that over to the voters, they will vote for the people who are geared up, ready, and know how to do it and are running on that basis, and then we can change this country forever and get us back to where we used to be when i was a boy in the depression. why schoolteachers and would have been doctors, lawyers, indian ch
and accumulating greater debt, that the country had a budget deficit, a trade deficit, a balance of payments deficit, and the fourth one you brought up was a leadership deficit. >> leadership is the greatest. >> can i ask you both, describe what is the problem with what appears to be in your mind a leadership deficit, that we're not getting the leadership on this key issue either from this president or past presidents, this congress or pass congresses/ what does it take to get...
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going after what has been the biggest driver of our debt and deficit over the last decade. public television. pbs. >> these are tough times with big issues so scrooch your head talking about big bird. >> bret: my tw two-and-a-half-year-old is excited about. this i don't know how many people are that big bird is in the news. he is. all over the news. the big news today perhaps the polls, gasolineup will poll today is now likely voters. they transitioned from registered voters to likely voters. that is a difference. we talk about it before. romney two-point lead. margin of error is tied. first time in a year, real clear politic average, he has the lead in the average of recent polls. what about this? the panel, jonah goldberg, from national review online. kirsten powers for daily beast. syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charles, today's developments and well, big bird. >> democrats are actually running an ad showing big bird and contracting it with the bad guys on wall street. >> let's just play it. might as well. >> i'm just a prop here. >> bret: right. you're teeing
going after what has been the biggest driver of our debt and deficit over the last decade. public television. pbs. >> these are tough times with big issues so scrooch your head talking about big bird. >> bret: my tw two-and-a-half-year-old is excited about. this i don't know how many people are that big bird is in the news. he is. all over the news. the big news today perhaps the polls, gasolineup will poll today is now likely voters. they transitioned from registered voters to...
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some serious deficit reduction. and i think when he looks at the math, if the three choices if, what i've outlined is correct and almost every expert agrees, you can only have two of those. which is the one that even he might go for? i'm not saying he will say that tomorrow. but i don't think he'll be the president so it won't matter. but that's what i think. >> does this put pressure on your colleagues? >> you know, there's no pressure i can put on them. i can propose an idea and see people grasp it. if it helps move things forward, that is my intention and i hope that's what happens. >> i want to double-check in terms of major retirement entitlement reform. one of the big issues is raising the age. are you taking it off the table? >> no, i am not taking anything off the table. i have been personally against raising the age. i continue to be. i have never on any of these issues say i will not support this bill. i don't think raising the age will happen. i think there's a lot of opposition to it. >> you just mention
some serious deficit reduction. and i think when he looks at the math, if the three choices if, what i've outlined is correct and almost every expert agrees, you can only have two of those. which is the one that even he might go for? i'm not saying he will say that tomorrow. but i don't think he'll be the president so it won't matter. but that's what i think. >> does this put pressure on your colleagues? >> you know, there's no pressure i can put on them. i can propose an idea and...
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but also revenue for folks who are doing very well to help reduce the deficit. because if you don't have one penny more from very wealthy people it means you sock it to everybody else. seniors on medicare pay more. less investment in our kids' education. and that's exactly the romney/ryan budget does. itzhaks it to the middle class and seniors, in order to give these tax breaks to very wealthy people. >> what do you think of the job martha raddatz did? >> i think she did a very good job. never made herself the center of the debate. >> she started off very strong with benghazi. want to play a little bit about what the vice president said about security in benghazi. >> well, we weren't told we want more security. we did not know they wanted more security. >> explain that to me. a lot of the testimony was, in fact, the, the, the government did know. that, that, that the state department was well aware that there were requests for security. doesn't that completely contradict exactly what we just saw in i think it was wednesday's testimony? >> what the vice president
but also revenue for folks who are doing very well to help reduce the deficit. because if you don't have one penny more from very wealthy people it means you sock it to everybody else. seniors on medicare pay more. less investment in our kids' education. and that's exactly the romney/ryan budget does. itzhaks it to the middle class and seniors, in order to give these tax breaks to very wealthy people. >> what do you think of the job martha raddatz did? >> i think she did a very good...